Reuseable coaxial connectors and related methods
AssigneeCommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
InventorsDouglas John Blew, Neil P. Phillips, Carl Meyerhoefer
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Abstract
Coaxial connectors include a connector body and an inner contact post. A compression sleeve is also provided that is configured to impart a generally circumferential compressive force to secure one or more elements of a coaxial cable between the connector body and the inner contact post when the compression sleeve is in a seated position. The compression sleeve or the connector body includes a first disengagement mechanism that is configured to assist moving the compression sleeve from the seated position to an unseated position in which at least some of the circumferential compressive force is eliminated.
Claims14
A reuseable coaxial connector, comprising:
- a connector body;
- an inner contact post that is at least partly within the connector body;
- a compression element that is configured to impart a generally circumferential compressive force to secure one or more elements of a coaxial cable within the coaxial connector between the connector body and the inner contact post when the compression element is in a seated position;
- a first disengagement mechanism that is configured to assist moving the compression element from the seated position to an unseated position in which at least some of the circumferential compressive force is eliminated so as to allow removal of the coaxial cable from within the coaxial connector,
- wherein the first disengagement mechanism comprises a first outer surface on the compression element and a second outer surface on the connector body;
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- wherein the first and second surfaces comprise a pair of mating cammed surfaces or a pair of surfaces in an inclined mating relationship.
A reuseable coaxial connector, comprising:
- a connector body;
- an inner contact post that is at least partly within the connector body;
- a compression element that is configured to impart a generally circumferential compressive force to secure one or more elements of a coaxial cable within the coaxial connector between the connector body and the inner contact post when the compression element is in a seated position;
- a first disengagement mechanism that is configured to assist moving the compression element from the seated position to an unseated position in which at least some of the circumferential compressive force is eliminated so as to allow removal of the coaxial cable from within the coaxial connector,
- wherein the first disengagement mechanism comprises a first generally concave surface on one of the connector body and the compression element and a second generally convex surface on the other of the connector body and the compression element, wherein the second generally convex surface projects in a direction that is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the connector body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.